Healthy Living and Fitness

Illness Care: Deep Vein Thrombosis

Complications of Deep-Vein Thrombosis

The most common, serious complication of DVT is a pulmonary embolism, where a blood clot breaks free from a vein wall and travels to the lung where it blocks an artery. A pulmonary embolism can be life-threatening and needs immediate medical attention. DVT can also cause a miscarriage or stillbirth if a blood clot breaks free and lodges in an artery in the placenta, reducing the oxygen supply to the foetus.

 

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